serious [ˈsɪərɪəs]
adjective
1 (in earnest, not frivolous) [+person] serio; formal; [+expression, discussion, newspaper, music] serio
a rather serious girl una chica bastante seria or formal; are you serious? ¿lo dices en serio?; you can't be serious! no lo dices en serio, ¿verdad?; gentlemen, let's be serious señores, un poco de formalidad
to be serious about sth/sb
she's serious about her studies se toma sus estudios en serio; are you serious about giving up the job? ¿hablas en serio de dejar el trabajo?
he is serious about his threat sus amenazas van en serio; he's serious about leaving home está decidido a irse de casa; is she serious about him? ¿va ella en serio con él?
they haven't made a serious attempt to solve the problem no han intentado realmente resolver el problema
the serious business of running the country la importante tarea de gobernar el país
eating shellfish is a serious business in France comer marisco no es algo que se tome a la ligera en Francia
to give serious consideration to sth considerar algo seriamente
to take a serious interest in sth interesarse seriamente por algo
don't look so serious! ¡no te pongas tan serio!
on a more serious note pasando a un tema más serio
all serious offers considered cualquier oferta (que sea) seria se tendrá en cuenta
to give serious thought to sth considerar algo seriamente
2 (grave) [+problem, consequences, situation] grave; serio; [+danger, illness, injury, mistake] grave
the patient's condition is serious el paciente está grave
to have serious doubts about sth tener serias dudas sobre algo
to get serious [+shortage, epidemic, drought] convertirse en un serio or grave problema
things are getting serious la situación se está poniendo seria
she is in serious trouble está en serios apuros